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An incredible start to spring: pressure surges, forecast for March 8 and the whole month
Tomorrow, the long-awaited spring will arrive in Russia, which this year will be extremely changeable. The first half of the month is forecast to be cold and frosty, while the second half is abnormally warm. Sudden temperature changes will lead to atmospheric pressure surges, which will be acutely felt by weather-dependent people. Cloudy weather and snowfall are expected in Moscow and St. Petersburg on International Women's Day. In other regions, the holiday may become slightly colder than the next day. For more information about what the weather will be like in the regions in March 2025, see the Izvestia article.
When the thaw begins: weather for the month of March in Moscow and the Moscow region
According to Lyudmila Parshina, an employee of the Hydrometeorological Center of Russia, in Moscow and the Moscow region, the average temperature in March usually ranges from -2 to -7 degrees at night, and from 0 to +5 degrees during the daytime. Precipitation in the form of wet snow is often observed in the first half of the month, and rains in the second half. However, in 2025, the weather situation in the first month of spring will be ambiguous. According to Roman Vilfand, scientific director of the Hydrometeorological Center of Russia, fairly low daytime temperatures are expected in the first half of March on the European territory of Russia.
"March is a winter month, so a decrease in temperature in March to minus -10... -13 degrees is normal. Yes, January was super warm, but there is no need to rush and say goodbye to winter.: Temperatures will also drop to -10, and this is a normal phenomenon until March 20," the meteorologist said.
Warming should be expected from the second week of March, when the number of sunny days will increase and the air will begin to warm up more.
"In fact, this month will be warmer than the climatic norms, and spring will come much earlier this year," said Evgeny Tishkovets, a leading specialist at the Phobos Weather Center.
At the end of the month, the weather situation will stabilize: during daytime hours in the region, the air temperature will be +2... +4, and at night — about -3... -5 degrees.
Weather for the month of March 2025 in St. Petersburg and Leningrad region
According to the forecast of the Gismeteo portal, in St. Petersburg and the Leningrad region spring will begin with cool weather, typical at this time of the year for most of the regions of the Northwestern Federal District. During the day, the air temperature will be +1... +4 degrees, and at night it can periodically drop to -3 degrees. It will warm up to +5 in the second half of the month... +8 during the day and up to +3 at night.A large number of cloudy and rainy days are forecast during this period.
What will the weather be like in the regions of Russia in March 2025
In the first month of spring, Russians can expect frequent temperature changes, Roman Vilfand said. According to the meteorologist, the reason for the unstable weather in March is the influence of a mild winter, which turned out to be much warmer than in previous years. Nevertheless, in spring, weather conditions in different regions of Russia will vary significantly depending on the geographical location and climatic characteristics of each region.
In most parts of Russia, sub-zero temperatures may last until the end of March. In the central regions of the country, forecasters expect alternating thaws with sharp cold snaps. This is due to the influence of Atlantic air masses and Arctic currents, which will periodically replace each other. Such temperature fluctuations can lead to the formation of ice, which will hinder the movement of pedestrians and drivers, meteorologists warn.
In the Tver, Lipetsk, Kursk, Belgorod and Ryazan regions daytime temperatures will range from +1 to +5 degrees, at night — from +1 to -3 degrees. March will be the warmest in the Voronezh region. +3... +10 is expected in the region during the daytime and up to -1 at night. It will be cooler in Kaluga, Vladimir and Tula regions. It is forecast to reach +4 degrees during the day and from 0 to -3 degrees at night. Precipitation in the form of sleet and rain is possible, especially in the first half of the month.
In the regions of the North-Western Federal District, we should also not expect abnormally low or high temperatures in March. The first month of spring will be warmest in Kaliningrad, where it is expected to reach +10 in the daytime and +4... -3 degrees at night. In the Novgorod region, daytime temperatures will range from +2 to +7 degrees, and nighttime temperatures will be about -3 degrees. In the Komi Republic, Murmansk and Arkhangelsk regions, and the Republic of Karelia, daytime temperatures will range from -3 to +3, and nighttime temperatures from -2 to -7. The most noticeable temperature changes are expected in the territory of the Nenets Autonomous Okrug. During the day, the air will gradually warm up from -1 to +2, and at night the temperature will drop to 10 degrees below zero. Prolonged snowfall is possible in the first half of the month.
In the Southern Federal District, March temperatures will traditionally be above zero. In the Krasnodar Territory, including Sochi, daytime temperatures will reach +8... +12 degrees in the first half of March, and about +4 degrees at night. At the end of the month, the air will warm up to +16, and the number of clear days will increase significantly. In Crimea, in early March, the daytime temperature will be +7... +11 degrees, at night — about + 2 degrees.It will warm up to +15 degrees by the end of the month. In the first weeks of March, daytime temperatures in the LPR and DPR will range from +5 to +9 degrees, and at the end of the month it will warm up to +14 degrees.In the Volgograd, Rostov and Astrakhan regions, daytime temperatures will range from +5 to +8 degrees. At night, the air temperature can drop to 0 degrees. By April, the air will warm up to +14 degrees, the weather will be mostly sunny.
According to Yandex Weather, a warm March is expected in the North Caucasus Federal District. In Dagestan, Stavropol Territory, Kabardino-Balkaria and Karachay-Cherkessia, the air will warm up to +6... +10 degrees in the first half of the month, frosts up to -3 degrees are possible at night. Snowfall is possible in mountainous areas, and it will rain in the lowlands. By the end of the month, it will warm up to +13 degrees, precipitation will become rare, and sunny days will prevail. It will be even hotter in the Chechen Republic. In early March, the daytime temperature will be +8... +12, at night the air will cool down to 0 degrees. By the end of the month, it will be quite warm: the air will warm up to +16 degrees.
In the Volga Federal District, forecasters predict a cool March with temperatures close to the climatic norm. Cloudy weather with frequent precipitation in the form of snow will remain in the Republic of Bashkortostan, Mari El and Mordovia in the first half of the month. During the day, the temperature will range from +2 to +6 degrees, frosts up to -4 degrees are possible at night.It will get warmer by the middle of the month, with daytime temperatures rising to +8 degrees. Few sunny days are expected, mostly the weather will be cloudy. It will be cool in Tatarstan, Udmurtia, Nizhny Novgorod, Samara and Orenburg regions in the first days of March, with daytime temperatures ranging from +2 to +5 degrees, and at night — up to -4 degrees. At the end of March, it is possible to warm up to +10 degrees in the daytime. The coldest beginning of spring will be in the Perm Region and the Kirov region: during the day the air temperature will range from 0 to +4 degrees, at night frosts up to -7 are possible. Snowfalls are expected in the first half of March, which will be replaced by rains by the end of the month due to warming.
March will be cold in the Ural Federal District, with a gradual warming of the air by the end of the month. Thaws are possible in the southern regions, but the winter climate will remain in the northern regions. In the Kurgan, Tyumen, Sverdlovsk and Chelyabinsk regions, daytime temperatures will range from -5... -10 degrees, at night it will cool down to -12... -15 degrees.Cloudy weather and snowfall will prevail in the first half of the month. By the end of the month, it will warm up to -1... +2 degrees during the day, and the number of sunny days will increase. Severe frosts are expected in Khanty-Mansiysk in early March, up to -14 degrees during the day and about -18 degrees at night. By the end of March, the temperature background will increase: during the day, the air will warm up to -6... -9 degrees. It will be even colder in March in Yamal: during the day the temperature will be -15... -17, and at night it may periodically drop to -25 degrees.
Residents of Siberia can not be afraid of the onset of severe frosts: the March temperature will remain within the normal range. Winter weather will remain in Khakassia, Barnaul and the Krasnoyarsk Territory at the beginning of the month: -5 in the afternoon... -8, and at night — up to 14 degrees below zero.By the end of March, daytime temperatures will rise to 0... +4 degrees. In Irkutsk, Kemerovo, Novosibirsk and Omsk regions, daytime temperatures will be -6... -13 degrees Celsius, and at night they will drop to -5... -18 degrees Celsius.By the end of the month, it may get significantly warmer — up to +1... +4 in the daytime. Atmospheric pressure will be elevated, and heavy snowfall remains likely. Residents of Tuva will have to insulate themselves more than the rest.: In Kyzyl and other regions of the republic, March will begin with noticeable frosts. During the day, the temperature can drop to -15 degrees Celsius, and at night — up to 23 degrees below zero. But at the end of March, the long-awaited warming will come: the air will warm up to -7... -2 degrees during the day and up to -10 degrees at night.
In the Far East, the first month of spring will be a period of snowfall, followed by short thaws and cold spells. Such temperature spikes are caused by the instability of atmospheric fronts that periodically move into the district from the Pacific Ocean. In Buryatia, Anadyr, Blagoveshchensk, Chita and Khabarovsk, -8... -13 degrees during the day and -15... -20 degrees at night are expected at the beginning of the month. By the end of the month, the regions will warm up to +2... +5 degrees.
Meteorologists predict a relatively warm March in Primorsky Krai. In Vladivostok, it is expected -3... +2 degrees during the day and -5... -8 degrees at night. By the end of the month, the temperature will rise even more — to +6 ... +9 degrees. In Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk and the Amur region, daytime temperatures will remain in the range of -5... -9 degrees. At night, the temperature can periodically drop to 15 degrees below zero. Snowfall and gale force winds are expected.By the end of March, the temperature will rise to 0... +6 degrees.
In Yakutsk, March will begin with severe frosts: during the day, the air temperature will be -20... -25 degrees, and at night it will get colder, to -30 ... -35 degrees. Wind and low pressure will increase the feeling of biting frosts. As in most regions, it will get warmer by the end of the month: daytime temperatures will rise to -10... -15 degrees.
Weather forecast for March 8, 2025
According to meteorologists, cloudy weather and snowfall are expected in Moscow and the Moscow Region on Saturday, March 8, 2025. The air temperature during the day will range from 0 to +3 degrees, and at night it will drop to -1. Atmospheric pressure is forecast at 745-755 mmHg, which is close to normal. However, forecasters note that after the holiday date, the air temperature in Moscow may rise even higher.
"The slow retreat of frost will begin. There will be a tendency to rebuild the atmosphere. <...> March will please the citizens with abnormal warmth," Evgeny Tishkovets said.
On March 8, the weather in the Northern Capital will also be quite gloomy. According to forecasts by meteorologists, cloudy weather with precipitation in the form of snow is expected in St. Petersburg and the Leningrad region. Snowfall will start around 06:00 and continue until late evening. The air temperature will range from -2 to +3 degrees during the day, and drop to -1 at night. The wind is expected to be mostly southerly, 3-5 m/s. Atmospheric pressure will be 755-760 mmHg.Meteorologists note that the spring of 2025 in St. Petersburg is expected to be warmer than the climatic norm by one and a half to two degrees, which may lead to early snowmelt and the appearance of snowdrops.
In other regions of Russia, the weather on International Women's Day will be mostly frosty. Sunny, clear weather without precipitation is expected in Novosibirsk. During the day, the thermometer will show -2 degrees, at night it will cool down to -7 degrees.Pleasant, relatively warm weather is also expected in the territory of the Ural Federal District on March 8. In Yekaterinburg, the temperature will rise to zero in the afternoon, no precipitation is expected.A northwesterly wind of 3-6 m/s is forecast, which may increase in the evening.
In the capital of Tatarstan, on a public holiday, it is expected to be about +2 degrees during the daytime and up to -4 degrees at night.A light snowfall may start in the afternoon. It will be relatively cool in the south of the country for this time of year. +10 degrees is forecast in Krasnodar in the afternoon, which will feel like +1.The sky will be cloudy, but the probability of precipitation is low. A northeasterly wind of 4-6 m/s will increase the feeling of cold. Cloudy weather is expected in Primorye on March 8. In the afternoon, the air will warm up to +3 degrees, a light rain is possible, which will increase in the evening.
Increase in atmospheric pressure: human impact
Atmospheric pressure is the force with which air presses against the surface of the Earth. It varies depending on weather conditions, altitude above sea level, and the movement of air masses. Increased pressure is usually observed during periods of anticyclones, when the atmosphere is dominated by dry and stable air masses.
An increased pressure is considered to be above 765 mmHg. During this period, weather—dependent people may experience discomfort such as headaches, irritability, weakness, dizziness, palpitations, and increased blood pressure. Hypertensive patients, the elderly, and those with cardiovascular diseases are especially sensitive to such changes.
To make this difficult period easier, doctors recommend following a few simple rules. It is important to drink more water, avoid excessive physical exertion, not overload the body with heavy food and alcohol, stay outdoors more and ventilate the apartment. Walking at a moderate pace, breathing exercises and a good night's sleep will be helpful.
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